is it possible to take too much, even though it's the dosage prescribed to you by your doctor? And what would be symptoms of that?

It is my understanding that medications will need to be adjusted off and on according to the patient. If you are having "lows", then ask your doctor about changing medication to lower dose.

Some people do not tolerate meds and others do. You need to discuss your problems with your doctor.

What leads you to believe that you are taking too much? Are you monitoring your blood glucose levels several times daily? Are you experiencing lows? Or are you, perhaps, experiencing diarrhea since going on the glucophage? That happens to many people when they first start taking it, but it usually goes away after a while. Sometimes it can be minimized by starting out on a lower dose and then increasing it in a week or two.

Ruth

What leads you to believe that you are taking too much? Are you monitoring your blood glucose levels several times daily? Are you experiencing lows? Or are you, perhaps, experiencing diarrhea since going on the glucophage? That happens to many people when they first start taking it, but it usually goes away after a while. Sometimes it can be minimized by starting out on a lower dose and then increasing it in a week or two.

Ruth

Actually, it was the extreme drugged feeling I had all day yesterday. I have had a headache for a couple of weeks and I blamed it on my sinuses. I started taking two glucophage 3 weeks ago and I haven't felt good sense, but yesterday was the worst. I don' t have to check my blood glucose level. My glucose level is not the problem. I am insulin resistance so I'm taking this pill to lower my insulin level to decrease work on my pancreas. That's the story I'm told by my dr anyway.

I was on Metformin for two years. You do need to monitor your blood. Otherwise how do you know it is helping you or not? For both type 1 and type 2 blood tests are a MUST!!!!!
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Raja

I fail to understand "why" you do not need to test the blood sugar. I am also insulin resistant but test first thing in the morning to see what the fasting BS is, before meals and 2 hrs. after meals to get a handle on what "foods" are doing to the BS. Testing is the only way to know what the foods you eat are doing to the body regardless of whether you are insulin resistant or not.

The amount of insulin required depends on the amount and kind of foods you eat.

The bottom line is controlling the choice of foods and portion size in order to not put a load on the pancreas.

Diet and exercise is highly successful in controlling the BS for those who are insulin resistant. Losing weight if overweight is a big help too.

For 3 years I have controlled the BS via diet/exercise only, no meds and kept it in the non-diabetic range.

Some of us have major problems losing weight because of the insulin resistance. I have hashimotos/hypothyroidism AND am insulin resistant and it is very hard for me. I exercise 5-6 days a week on an elliptical and do weight training at least 2 days a week (for 5 months now) and have not lost until recently when I took my carbs way, way down. I'm talking no grains, no fruit, no skim milk..........this is a bad way to eat for very long, but this is the only thing that has worked. Some of us need help in some form or another. Exercise isn't always the key.